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Or did I miss out on a collector’s item? Charles Daly (CD Defense, Jericho firearms) is closing it’s doors.

To all our friends, fans, supporters and consumers of Charles Daly and by extension, KBI products, I regret to inform you that the rumors of our demise are true.

KBI is going out of business and closing its doors, effective today, January 29, 2010.

I don’t want to go into each and every detail as to why this has occurred, except to say that there have been a multitude of events over the past five years that have contributed to our current situation.

For those of you with ongoing service requirements please be advised that we are currently negotiating with several companies that will be performing after-sale service of Charles Daly, CD Defense and Jericho firearms. As soon as we have finalized a contract with one of these companies we will post the name, address and contact details of that company on http://www.CharlesDalyForum.com, so you will know who to contact to obtain service on your KBI firearm.

Again, I wish to thank all of you that have supported our company, Charles Daly and all the other fine firearms that we have sold over the years.. This spells the end of KBI but I imagine it will certainly not mean the end of Charles Daly® and CD Defense™. Look for this excellent brand to resurface in the very near future.

I am so sorry to hear this. I own a 20 ga semi automatic. I absolutly love it. It’s the best gun that I’ve ever owned bar none! Being a rabbit hunter the weight of the gun is so very important and yours is a great weight for carrying it all day in the field. I was hoping to get my daughter a youth 20 ga pump as her first gun.

I hae a 20 ga. youth model semi-auto Charles Daly in black synthetic which my kids have outgrown. It has seen very light use and is in great shape. I will email you photos of the gun if you’re interested.